>>>> I have Peruvians and they are all finished in Peruvian bits, which I don't consider a particularly harsh bit at all. The finished horse works on a loose rein with its mouth closed and its poll flexed. Lynn, I hope you didn’t misinterpret what I said as a criticism of your kind of riding. There are lots of horses in my area, many breeds, many disciplines, but for some odd reason, I’ve had virtually no contact with either of the traditional Paso breeds (Peruvian or Fino) training. I only repeated what I heard about the show rulings. I certainly respect the sound of the way YOU say you work with your horses. Nothing personal, ok? :-)
I DO seem to remember that the rider in question – a German girl, I think I remember, riding for the USA team for who knows what reason? – was also using a dropped noseband with the Peruvian bit. I’m sure there was a noseband, and I think it was dropped – maybe Mic has the picture. To me, the greater of the sins is using a dropped noseband with ANY shanked bit…but that has been allowed in FEIF showing for a while now... WITH heavy rein contact. Go figure. Hmmm. Now I wonder if part of the outcry was maybe about the politics behind the selection of a German girl to ride on the American team… Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.12/1203 - Release Date: 12/30/2007 11:27 AM
